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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2732 FILED ON: 8/21/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2443 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Michael F. Rush |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Erin Keel, an employee of the Executive Office of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Health and Human Services. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael F. RushNorfolk and SuffolkWilliam F. MacGregor10th Suffolk8/22/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2732 FILED ON: 8/21/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2443 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael F. Rush and |
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| 20 | 20 | | William F. MacGregor for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Erin Keel, an employee |
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| 21 | 21 | | of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Erin Keel, an employee of the Executive Office of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Health and Human Services. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to |
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| 30 | 30 | | create a sick leave bank for Erin Keel, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, |
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| 31 | 31 | | necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Executive Office of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2Health and Human Services shall establish a sick leave bank for Erin Keel, an employee of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3department. Any employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Erin Keel. Whenever Erin Keel terminates |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5employment with the department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick leave bank |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the department. |
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